Few NFL legends have stood as giants both on and off the field. Chicago Bears legend Walter 'Sweetness' Payton is one.

Walter Payton passed away 19 years ago Thursday, but the legendary Hall of Famer is still very much on the minds of Bears nation. That was especially evident last week when Bears running backs Jordan ...

Walter Payton, the legendary Jackson State running back who made nine Pro Bowls with the Chicago Bears, will be inducted to the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame ...

The Giants' 2023 nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide is running back Saquon Barkley, whose community service initiatives include the Covenant House of ...

There has never been a player in the NFL quite like Walter Payton. The dynamic running back was a force on the field and one of the most likeable players off the field. July 25 marked what would ...

You remember Mike Ditka saying, "When God wanted to create a running back, he made Walter Payton," and you remember John Madden saying, "There's never been a better football player." ...

The NFL is releasing an all-time team in honor of its 100th season this year and the Bears already have a pair of finalists. On Monday, Walter Payton was announced as one of 24 finalists at running ...

Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander remembers Bears legendary running back Walter Payton, who died 18 years ago today, Nov. 1, 1999.

The news hit Jarrett Payton like a ton of bricks Wednesday morning. He was getting his car washed when he learned through social media that legendary Bears running back Gale Sayers had died at age 77.

On Nov. 20, 1977 at Soldier Field, Walter Payton rushed for 275 yards, breaking O.J. Simpson’s single-game mark by two yards. The incomparable John Schulian, formerly of the Chicago Sun-Times ...

Chicago Bears Hall of fame running back Walter Payton during filming of the Super Bowl Shuffle in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) ...